Definition of "stamina" [stam•i•na]

• Physical or moral strength to resist or withstand illness, fatigue, or hardship; endurance. (noun)
• A plural of stamen. (noun)

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• "Stamina and endurance were his to an extreme degree, and they were the virgin stamina and endurance of Youth."
• ""I gotta tell you, my stamina is definitely an issue," says the 50-year-old Grey."
• "THe secret, if you have the stamina, is to do a clean sweep around the house daily and pick up and wash and clean up, etc. when it is a small mess, rather than waiting for a large mess."